The meaning of INTRICATE is having many complexly interrelating parts or elements : complicated. How to use intricate in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Intricate.
Definition of intricate adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. Having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate: an intricate pattern; an intricate procedure. 2. Difficult to understand, analyze, or solve for having many interconnected elements. See Synonyms at complex.
Intricate things are complex and have many elements: they're not simple. Think of the intricate wiring of a computer's motherboard, or the intricate plot of a movie that you have a hard time following.
Some common synonyms of intricate are complex, complicated, involved, and knotty. While all these words mean "having confusingly interrelated parts," intricate suggests such interlacing of parts as to make it nearly impossible to follow or grasp them separately.
